Why Should Humans Consider Eating "Lower on the Food Chain

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why should humans consider eating "lower on the food chain"?

• A) We digest and assimilate plant material more efficiently than meat.
• B) We digest and assimilate meat more efficiently than plant material.
• C) Many regions exist that support vegetation suitable only for feeding large herbivores.
• D) Energy efficiency is greater when passed through fewer trophic levels.
• E) No biological reaction is 100% efficient.

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Definitions:

Positive Externality

A benefit enjoyed by a third-party as a result of an economic transaction they are not directly involved in.

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The amount of products or services available that matches the amount sought after at the price where supply meets demand.

Socially Optimal

A condition in which resources are allocated in the most efficient way from the perspective of society as a whole.

Positive Externality

A beneficial effect experienced by a third-party or the society at large, as a result of an economic activity, that isn't reflected in the cost.